Abstract
The unique structure and properties of large carbon clusters, such as C60made these species the subject of numerous investigations in past years. Here, we will summarize only a small aspect of the diverse research activities involving fullerenes, namely, quantitative knowledge on the formation of positive ions following electron impact on neutral C60nd C70In addition to these electron-impact ionization cross-sections determined for the various ion-formation processes from the neutral targets, which exhibit quite unusual and novel properties, we will also discuss and review recent quantitative results concerning collisions of electrons with mass-selected positive fullerene ions, including excitation and ionization cross-sections, and kinetic energy release distributions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1201-1227 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |
| Volume | 357 |
| Issue number | 1755 |
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| State | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Electron-induced dissociation
- Ionization of ions
- Kinetic energy release
- MIKE spectrum
- Partial cross-sections
- Total cross-sections
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)